Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.5° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
12
1.8
S
8
3
WNW
6
3
WNW
6
2.5
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
13
28
65
178
193
172
85
86
82
3
11
3
3
7
3
0
709
636
1177
800
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
NE
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
SSW
45
S
65
SSE
70
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SW
60
W
75
W
85
WNW
75
W
65
W
60
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:46AM2.93m
11:43PM3.10m
12:20PM3.14m
00:21AM3.29m
12:53PM3.31m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.85m
6:00AM0.34m
6:15PM0.61m
6:35AM0.16m
6:52PM0.39m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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7:56
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7:58
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7:02
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5:44
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5:42
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4:38
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 mm
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1
2
4
4
1
1
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1
2
2
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1
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
10
11
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
1
-1
-1
1
2
-1
-3
-3
-6
-4
-4
-4
-8
-10
-8
-7
-6
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